Report Summary
This report provides the Forensic Services Committee with the findings of a recent survey conducted with Members and stakeholders, seeking their feedback on the overall effectiveness of the committee. The report seeks to inform both the overall evaluation of the committee’s effectiveness during 2025/26 and the subsequent assurance report to the Audit Risk and Assurance Committee in May 2026.
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Meeting
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Forensic Services Committee - 5 February 2026
Date : 05 February 2026
Location : Online
Additional Information
Strategic alignment - SPA SO5 – We are a learning organisation, where decision making and scrutiny are evidence led.
Regular review of committee effectiveness contributes to the Authority’s commitment to continuous improvement.
Alignment to risk register and risk appetite - SPA SR06 – SPA Governance
Stakeholder engagement - The views of stakeholders who responded to a committee effectiveness survey are outlined in this report.
Stakeholders who contributed to and/or attended an Authority committee during this financial year (2025/26) were invited to complete a survey and offer comments. Stakeholders invited to provide their view are listed below:
• Police Scotland
• Forensic Services
• PIRC
• COSLA
• Crown Office
• Scottish Government
• HMICS
• Biometrics Commissioner
• National Crime Agency
• Internal/External Audit
• ASPS
• SPF
• Unison
• Unite
